was for independence on one side, it was not for slave-trade, by commanders of United States vesempire but for revenge on the other, in pursuit sels, and to provide them with suitable instrucof which object every other consideration had tion, clothing, and shelter, and to employ them been lost sight of by the North, and he insisted at wages, under such regulations as shall be that Great Britain had a perfect right to endeavor agreed upon, for a period not exceeding five to put a stop to such a state of things. years from the date of their being landed at St.

Mr. S. Fitzgerald moved the adjournment of the Croix, West-Indies." debate, when

Lord Palmerston rose and said he hoped, after the length to which the debate had gone, that the House would be disposed to come to a decision to-night on the motion of the honorable member for Sunderland. The subject they had been debating was one of the highest importance, and one also of the most delicate character-and he could not think that the postponement of the conclusion of the debate could be attended with any beneficial result, either one way or the other. There could be but one wish on the part of every man in the country with respect to the war in America, and that was that it should end. He might doubt whether any end which could be satisfactory, or which could lead to an amicable settlement between the two parties was likely to be accelerated by angry debates in that House. He confessed, therefore, that he regretted that the discussion had been brought on, and he should earnestly hope that the House would not agree to the motion of his honorable friend, but would leave it in the hands of the government to deal with the future, content as he believed the country was with the manner in which the past had been conducted by them.

-MANY persons in the city of New-Orleans, La., and its vicinity, having ordered their slaves "to go to the Yankees," thereby causing much annoyance to the National authorities, General Butler ordered that all such declarations would be taken and deemed acts of voluntary emancipation, and slaves sent away by their masters with such declarations, would be regarded and treated as manumitted and emancipated.—Fiftythree men of the Third Michigan cavalry were captured by the rebels near Booneville, Miss.

-LARGE and enthusiastic meetings were held in Chicago, Ill., Louisville, Ky., Fishkill, N. Y., and Towanda, Penn., for the purpose of promot ing enlistments into the army, under the call of the President. At the Louisville meeting a reso

lution was adopted requesting the City Council to appropriate one hundred thousand dollars for the support of the families of volunteers.

July 20.-A body of cavalry belonging to Gen. King's command, left Fredericksburgh, Va., last night at seven o'clock, and, after a forced march, made a descent this morning at daylight upon the Virginia Central Railroad, at Beaver Dam Creek, destroying the railroad and telegraphlines for several miles, and burning the dépôt which contained forty thousand rounds of musket-ammunition, one hundred barrels of flour, and much other valuable material, besides capturing the rebel captain who had charge of the property.

Mr. Hopwood said a few words concerning the distress of the operatives of Lancashire and Cheshire, which, he said, was entirely caused by the war in America, and implored the government to take some steps to put an end to the misery which the struggle was creating not only in-(Doc. 154.) America but in Europe.

Mr. Lindsay then asked the permission of the House to withdraw his motion, observing that he would rest satisfied with the statement of the noble lord at the head of the government, and the hope which it held out that he would take the earliest opportunity to bring about a termination of the war.

The motion was then withdrawn.

-THIS morning a slight skirmish occurred at Orange Court-House, Va., between a force of Union troops under the command of Col. Brodhead, First Michigan cavalry, and a body of rebels, resulting in the retreat of the latter, and the occupation of the town by the Nationals. In the evening, the rebels having been strongly reenforced, Col. Brodhead retired, swimming the Rapidan River with his command without losing a man, and encamped on the bank of that stream in full sight of the rebels.

July 19.-An agreement was made this day between the Government of Denmark and the Government of the United States, wherein the -MAJOR-GENERAL HALLECK left St. Louis, Mo., former is to "receive all negroes delivered from this evening for Washington.-A skirmish took on board vessels seized in the prosecution of the place at Turkey Island Bridge, near Haxall

Landing, James River, Va., between a body of rebel pickets and a squadron of the Eighth Pennsylvania cavalry, under the command of Capt. P. Keenan-Philadelphia Press.

July 21.-A party of National pickets were captured on the Lebanon road, five miles from Nashville, Tenn., by a body of rebel guerrillas. Three bridges were burned on the Chattanooga road, within eight miles of Nashville.

into the army under the call of President Lincoln for more troops. Forty volunteers came forward and enrolled their names.

-THE rebel steamer Reliance, commanded by Lieut. Gladding, from Dobay Bar, Ga., with a cargo of cotton, was captured by the United States steamer Huntsville.-Official Reports.

July 22.-Major-General Sherman assumed command at Memphis, Tenn. Four hundred citizens took the oath of allegiance, and one hundred and thirty were provided with passes to go to the South.-General Dix, on the part of the United States, and Gen. D. H. Hill, for the rebel government, made an arrangement for an immediate and general exchange of prisoners.—(Doc. 103.)

-THE first anniversary of the battle of Manassas was celebrated at Dill's farm, at Gen. Whiting's headquarters, near Richmond, Va., by the Bee Lodge of Masons. A procession was formed at Dill's and marched thence, preceded by a brass band, to the farm of Mrs. Schermerhorn. Arrived there, proceedings were initiated by prayer by Rev. Dr. Duncan. An oration, an eulogy on the -PRESIDENT LINCOLN issued an order in referdeath of the gallant and lamented brother Bar-ence to foreign residents in the United States. nard E. Bee, Brigadier-General, C.S.A., who fell The ministers of foreign powers having comat Manassas, was then delivered in feeling and appropriate language by Rev. Dr. Stewart, an Episcopalian clergyman, of Alexandria, Va., who, it will be remembered, was driven from his pulpit by the hirelings of Lincoln for declining to pray for that individual. The procession returned to Dill's farm, where the exercises of the day were concluded.-Richmond Dispatch, July 24.

plained to the government that subjects of such powers were forced into taking the oath of allegiance, the President ordered that military commanders abstain from imposing such obligations in future, but in lieu adopt such other restraints as they might deem necessary for the public safety.

-THE steamer Ceres was fired into by the rebels at a point on the Mississippi, below Vicksburgh, Miss., killing Capt. Brooks, of the Seventh Vermont regiment, besides inflicting other inju

-GENERAL BOYLE, commanding United States forces in Kentucky, issued an order from his headquarters at Louisville, informing the inhabit-ries. ants of the State that no person hostile in opinion -GOVERNOR GAMBLE, of Missouri, in view of to the Government, and desiring its overthrow, the existence of numerous bands of guerrillas in would be allowed to run as a candidate for any different parts of that State, who were engaged in office in the military district of Kentucky. The robbing and murdering peaceable citizens for no attempt of such a person to stand for office would other cause than that such citizens were loyal to be regarded as in itself sufficient evidence of his the Government under which they had always treasonable intent to warrant his arrest.-Gen-lived, authorized Brig.-Gen. Schofield to organize eral Order No. 5. the entire militia of the State into companies,

-THE work of recruiting for the Union army, regiments, and brigades, and to order into active under the call of President Lincoln for three hun-service such portions of the force thus organized dred thousand men, issued on the first instant, as he might judge necessary for the purpose of was rapidly progressing in all the loyal States of putting down all marauders, and defending peacethe Union. able citizens of the State.

-THE effect on the Yankee soldiers of General Pope's recent orders to the "Army of the Rappahannock" is already being felt by the citizens

-BRIGADIER-GENERAL Ross, of the Union army, issued an order from his headquarters at Bolivar, Tenn., to all owners of slaves living within ten miles of his military post, to forward of Culpeper. The party who burned the bridge to his headquarters three fourths of their male over the Rapidan on the thirteenth took breakslaves, from the age of sixteen to forty-five years, fast that morning at the house of Alexander G. to aid him in erecting fortifications.-A large and Taliaferro, Colonel of the Twenty-first Virginia enthusiastic meeting was held in Hornellsville, regiment. On their approach the Colonel was N. Y., for the purpose of promoting enlistments at home, and was very near being captured; but,

by good management, contrived to escape. After cept such as were absolutely needed by the inthey had breakfasted, the Yankee ruffians search-habitants, especially in Culpeper County, Va. ed the house, took possession of the family silver, He also issued an order for the arrest of all disbroke up the table-ware and knives and forks, etc., and actually wrenched from Mrs. Taliaferro's finger a splendid diamond ring of great value.Richmond Examiner, July 23.

-President LINCOLN issued an order directing military commanders within the States of Virginia, North-Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas, to seize and use any property, real or personal, which might be necessary or convenient for their several commands, for supplies or for other military purposes.-(Doc. 155.)

loyal male citizens within the lines of his command. Those who were willing to take the oath of allegiance and provide security for its observance were permitted to remain at their homes. Those refusing to be so sworn would be sent South beyond the National pickets. (Doc. 104.)

-A FIGHT took place near Florida, Mo., between a company of Union cavalry under the command of Major Caldwell and Porter's band of rebel guerrillas, numbering three hundred, which resulted in the retreat of the Nationals with a loss of twenty-six killed, wounded and missing.

-A FIGHT took place near the North Anna River, Va., between a body of Union troops under the command of Colonel Kilpatrick, and a force of the rebels, resulting in the complete rout of the latter. After the defeat of the rebels the Nationals cut the telegraph-wire, burned a railroad train loaded with grain, wagons, tents, baggage, commissary and medical stores, and other valu

-A BAND of rebel guerrillas entered Florence, Ala., and burned the warehouses containing commissary and quartermaster's stores, and all the cotton in the vicinity. They also seized the United States steamer Colonna; and after taking all the money belonging to the vessel and passengers, they burned her. They next proceeded down the Tennessee River to Chickasaw, then to Waterloo and the vicinity of Eastport, and burn-able property, and returned to Fredericksburgh, ed all the warehouses that contained cotton.A band of about forty rebel guerrillas attacked a Union wagon-train near Pittsburgh Landing, Tenn., and captured sixty wagons laden with commissary and quartermaster's stores.

—AN unsuccessful effort to sink the rebel ram Arkansas, lying before Vicksburgh, was made by the Union ram Queen of the West, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel A. W. Ellet. The Arkansas was hit by the Union ram, but with very little injurious effect. The fire of the rebel shore batteries was to be diverted by the gunboats under Commodore Farragut, but by some mistake they failed to do so, and the Queen of the West in making the attack was completely riddled by shot and shell from the shore batteries and the Arkansas.-(Doc. 152.)

-A PARTY of rebel troops, who were acting as escort to the United States post surgeon at Murfreesboro, Tenn., who was returning under a flag of truce to the lines of the Union army, were fired upon when near Tazewell, Tenn., by a body of National troops belonging to General Carter's brigade, killing and wounding several of their number.

July 23.-General Pope issued an order directing the generals in his command to seize all the horses, mules and stores within their lines, ex

whence they started two days previous.—(Doc. 156.)

-A LARGE and enthusiastic meeting was held in Trenton, N. J., to promote enlistments into the army under the call of the President for three hundred thousand more troops. Resolutions strongly supporting the Government in the prosecution of the war, and recommending the raising of money for the purpose of paying bounties, was unanimously adopted. About five thou sand dollars were subscribed at the meeting.Several persons were arrested in Fredericksburgh, Va., by order of Major-General Pope, and held as hostages for certain Union men seized by the rebels some months previous.

July 24.-The steamer Tubal Cain was seized as a prize by the United States gunboat Octarora this day, having on board a cargo of small arms, salt, saltpetre, military buttons, shells and various other goods suitable for a Southern market.-The schooner Emma was captured by the the United States steamer Adirondack, commander Gansevoort.-Skirmishes took place at Malvern Hill, Va., and Coldwater, Miss.

- Ar St. Louis, Mo., the Union Merchants' Exchange unanimously adopted a stirring and patriotic address to the people of Missouri. Unfaltering and unconditional fidelity to the Union